Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 321, 11 November 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

INDKPKNDEN OK THKr()TWTKY -- Out ot ciui?id* vatir»M f<%r theiiiherent rights aiid prej*ent t»j>inioiiB of (he nanve popnlation, j we tlereiro to mtain the ! independence ol the Conntry;and <lefend ! it? aut«nomy, iw<ler a Hberai and popui lar form ot governmeat; bnt oor Treattes with Foreign Ifowers, anrf esi»eciaUy with the (Tnite«i SUtes of Americ«t, ahouM he revised, so ae to hetter ii«eet | preMt tiecesaitS«« and tr> obtain more | eq«it»bl® advantajree in exchān«eoi ihose granted Hy uft, | TA\ATION - 4. A more ]u«t and i*rfect AV3tei\Yof Taxatior must be inaujruraled* % to aho« lish the presenti inequ«Jit>ee, by whieh the property of the \>oor i« taxwl» wluie laueh of the rirli man f 8 goods»> uiMler>\ < alued for a»tesemeot or *>ntirely ewape taxation; «-e shatl ihorcfore iloiuand vho passage >jf laws Uiat will niow etfcctually suhjtK>t the of i , <>rporatK ns aud rich oitiaen» to th*)ir juH propt>rtion of nuhlie buixtens, whiie «raiitin v u' moiv Übc»ui exenipiions4 to tho poor; and Hf a ;neans of diPa)uraging ihe np laiyt> tra<tiJ of um-ult»vated lands, a..dHfrreutial tax !-itould lie levi*st iu addittou 10 the neual mi vatuatiou.whuH; ehouMhein 1.0 ilh» leriili(v ot tho s*oi|. \Ve alt%o iavor th«» e*» tabUsh»uent 01 H }rraduaUH[ in<x>iiH>»tax. % 1 smdthi'S exp<rt xo v>Htain ample luiui* I u>r mn-,lm iiuy tl>c u>voruuit'ut »wa: <«•

tending t® all neceeBarv public improw-' meuts withoat any further,ca]ls «n '• ma?ses. ' ' MONOrOLIES ». We Bhall uge onr 6fibrts to obtain lawß by whieh »11 favoritism in the go. ernmexit and all monepoliea, trus£s an<l priyileges tp epeeial clastsp« ahall be rendered imposBifcle, by fulL definite and maridatorv statutes. 6. JBetter laws shou!d regulate the Oivil Serviee. The piineipie oī the meetion of ofiicers of the government bv the people ehould be cstablished, and no man ahoukl ,he allowed to hold toore than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adaquate • oompensation f6t thesarvices rendered. *~~AII exrafim«|<gf>. faries Bhould be reduced and all »iāe-~ cures or snperfluons officee abolished. PROTEOTION T0 HOME tNI>USTRIES 7. We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculturo and induBtries } andali our native prodncts, like rice, eoffee, wool. tobacco, etc. shouhi be protected and fostered by proper tariff regulation; and also it must be the dnty of the Govment, in its contracta and other operationB, to give prefer«ii€e to national products over im»orted onee. PUBUC SEBV«TS. LOOAL SELF-GOVERNMENT 8. We deslre a more liberal policy towards the diffp.rpint īgiands of the Kingt dom, outside of Oahu ; they ehonld reeeive a fairer proportion of publie moneys for the devfclopment of their rei 8o«roes and the satiBfactirn of their wants. In fact, the principle of loeal Self-government should be extended, whereby giving localities may choose th» most important of execo.tive officers, and levy tae*es for the pnrpope leeal ,imDrovements of a Dublic nftture. PROTECTIO2S TOTHE LABOUfiisG CLABSEB 9- We ehall endorse all iueaeuie tending to improve the conditipij of the Working classes, and conBequ«<yta>% withdut mjarteg any veofced righte, we wfH fidvocate laws to prevenfc aU! further īmportation or employment of tjontract* *sf-° v of .„ a , u X upon coandition^ whtcn will bring it into a ruinous miā~ degrading competiticm with free Hawai ian or white labor. We ehali also, m the interest of the better protection oi tho poor, ask for more Hberal esempti<ms [ of their property from forced sale on execution, aud lrom seizare in bankruptc\ proceedines. * »SMALL FAHMTNG AND HOME STEADH. 10. Thewealthy £ruction of our [H3pulation have hitherto prevented thedevelopment of an independent class of cīti7.ens; the puhlie lands have been aequired and have been tied up irv a few hands or narcelled to snit favontes, and amall farmers and planterß have beeu driven °ut by corporations or combinations of canitalists: but as small farming ia eondueive to the sfcability of the State, it should pe encouraged bv a new and more libt ral Homestead act,. bv wheh the ownership nf B mall tracts of land and the settleipent thereon of famili«'s of our present popnlation,—andespecia!i ly of the native liawaiiana who ha\> been Urft almonl homeless in therueoun-try.-should be ren<lered pofcs',ble. To that end, the Govornment and Crown lands, ( in so far as ean be donei without invadtng vested rlghts ) Hhould be devoted as soon as possibie to homeetēa<jte. and oonferred npon bona-fide setūer* free of taxes for a liznited period. It should bethe iurther āf«n of govern?neut to, at onee, so far th« means of transportf iiaiional and international,—to provide, m nll the distriets, eheap me&iw of eonveving tbe product of the market.